[rebel-builders] Moose Structural Failure ! Possible rudder

[David A. Ricker]

Ted

Those are a couple of eye opening photos! Really glad to hear you
arrived in one piece.

Looking at the photos I see a strut to the stabilizer, I was under the
impression that the Elite (our project) and the SR/Moose had the same
stabilizer layout, cantilever without braces, is the Moose modified from
the SR? I don't recall seeing braces on the MAM SRs I saw in Chilliwack.

I've looked at the Elite rudder and had the same skepticism about the
lack of balance weight. I'm not sure I buy the argument that the A/C is
too slow for balance considering our C-152 is balanced....

I'm looking forward to hearing more about the outcome of this since the
more I see of SR/Moose experience building up the more attention I pay
to the similar design elements in the Elite. Already we have the same
elevator and if I recall aileron hinge mount issues turning up.

Thanks for sharing and good luck with the return to service process.

Dave
www.Elite583.cjb.net



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